A piano's "Sojin" brand mark is clearly visible in one shot. Sojin is a Korean piano company that began in 1964 -- decades after the period in which Café Society is set. That piano brand was as out of place in Café Society as a Mustang convertible would have been.
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You want thingamabobs? I got twenty!
This movie is loaded with anachronisms. My personal fixation is more with language than props but I, too noticed the piano.
I guess Woody is more about the story and feeling of a movie than the camera as a time machine.
Thanks for posting that. When they panned by the piano and the name was so prominent, I couldn't help wondering if that really was a brand that existed and would be plausible for that place and time, but (though watching it online) I couldn't be bothered to research it, however briefly, and then I forgot about it. That's such a blatant, lazy mistake on the part of Mr Allen, et al, it's a little annoying. But I found this entire movie somewhat annoying, beautiful as it was to look at, and despite the many solid actors in it (my favorite spot was David Pittu, who came up to talk to Steve Carrell's character when he's at the coat check; Mr. Pittu was excellent as Leo Frank in the tour of the Broadway production of PARADE, and I always enjoy him). Life is so short, I question whether there's time to spend on a movie like this, with all the other better stuff available. (Of course there's also lots worse than this, but most of it doesn't have the imprimatur of a formerly masterly artist like Woody A.)
Just make a movie that makes me care, one way or another. I'm open.
Good eye there!
Funny, while watching the movie I was just wondering to myself about the anachronisms that might be lurking within...but I was too busy gawking at the gorgeous cinematography